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What is Continuum of Care Means?

Continuum Healthcare Network

Is a concept involving a system and network that guides and tracks patients over time through a comprehensive array of health services spanning all levels and intensity of care.

Continuum of Care covers the delivery of healthcare over a period of time, and may refer to care provided from birth to end of life. Healthcare services are provided for all levels and stages of care.

• Continuum Healthcare Network includes educational outreach programs and events, wellness and health promotions, prevention, care coordination, patient advocacy, condition management and complex case management.
• Continuum Healthcare Network promotes the role of these and other strategies in raising care quality, improving health outcomes and reducing preventable health care costs for individuals with or at risk of chronic disease.
• Continuum Healthcare Network helps healthcare providers to reduce the rate of their readmissions and health care cost through advocacy, research, community educational outreach programs, event collaboration, networking, forums and the promotion of best practices.